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Provence Painted Mirror, Part Two

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

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How was your weekend? I wanted to share with you how my bedroom mirror project I started last week here:

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Ended up turning out. I purchased more of the Chalk Paint® (ASCP) Provence paint to finish the job:

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I loved the color of the Provence, but I decided that I wanted something a little lighter in color. I tried mixing different parts of the Chalk Paint® Provence with Chalk Paint® Old White until I found the perfect color mixture:

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The mixture I was happy with was with one part Provence to three parts Old White. Perfect! See how nice it works with my bedroom fabric?:

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Love it. My original plan was to rub some of the color Chalk Paint® Aubusson Blue over the finish to bring in some of the dark blue of the fabric, but I just wasn’t loving it:

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I like the clean look better, don’t you? It was easy to paint over the blue. You have to experiment and try different techniques, right? So after one coat of the mixed paint, I rubbed on the Clear Wax, waited 24 hours to dry and then buffed to a beautiful shine:

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I’m really happy with it! The lighter color works so much better in the room instead of the Chalk Paint® Antibes. The Magic of Paint! Still a few more projects, but I love how the bedroom is all coming together:

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I have this on my husband’s bedside table:

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A different way to display using books slid sideways as pedestals. Isn’t the house and mushroom so cute? There is a local store here in North Conway, NH where these little houses are made individually by special, disabled adults. They are all so sweet that I can never make up my mind which to buy!

I hope you enjoyed my mirror redesign project. So easy to do and it really is perfect!

If you need help decorating your space, contact me today.

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My Unfinished Weekend Project

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

I planned to write a fabulous blog over the weekend to share with you about my bedroom mirror makeover with Chalk Paint®:

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Well, that is not going to happen because I ran out of paint:

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My fault for not planning well! I was going to try a new technique (for me) using a darker Chalk Paint® (ASCP) color as a wash over a lighter color:

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Stayed tuned.

Another project I am working on involves taking a chair to my seamstress to change the fabric of an old chair I love:

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I love the details of this chair. I also thought about painting the frame. But as I looked the the existing fabric of the chair, I realized I could not find a better match to work with the new rug:

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And this fabric also works well with the fireplace stone and my Amy Butler wallpaper behind the shelves:

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So in review of this chair project, I declare it finished! I am going to leave as is!

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At least one project is finished. So how did your weekend projects go? I did try working outside gardening, but the black flies chased me inside!

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Decorating With Forsythia

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Spring has finally arrived here in the Northeast! I kept pulling over to the side of the road today to take a few pictures while I was out running errands:

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So exciting to finally see some spring flowers start to bloom. I ended up here (neighbor’s) to cut some of my own branches to bring home:

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One of the reasons I love forsythia is because it seems to announce in high definition that Spring is here. Another reason is because it is so easy to work with and create arrangements:

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So simple and beautiful. I thought I would share some of my ideas to encourage you to run out and cut some branches! First I made something very simple:

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Then I added a pop of color with a few purple irises that I had left over from another arrangement:

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Next I decided to try a white vase:

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Doesn’t forsythia look so pretty in small vases also?:

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Do you know how beautiful that picture above would be if taken by a professional photographer? I wish I was a professional photographer.

I thought this branch was interesting:

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Then I was down to my last couple of branches and decided to make a smaller arrangement:

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Which looked a little boring so I snuck in some faux flowers:

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Doesn’t it look like I had so much fun? I hope that I have inspired you to bring in some happy flowers! Do you like decorating with flowers? Tulips are coming! And my favorite- peonies. So simple and beautiful!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend my friends!

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Fresh New Drawers

Monday, April 15th, 2013

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Over the years, we have accumulated a few old dressers along the way:

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I have thought about painting, but I really like their history and character. Do you see the keyholes in the drawers? Pretty cool and unique:

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Remember the post I wrote here wondering if I should paint or not paint this piece? I decided not to paint over. Once it is done, there is no going back and it really is unique and beautiful:

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But one thing I do not like about the old chests is the old, musty smell in the drawers. I might care about the history of the outside of the dressers, but I do not want to know the history of what was in those drawers before:

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I tried drawer sachets and pretty lined paper:

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But that does not work. And since I have been going through paint withdrawals(no painting projects lately!), I decided one way to get rid of that musty smell would be to paint the inside of the drawers. Yay paint project!

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Using a pretty paint color leftover from another painting project, I choose the color Ben Moore Riviera Azure for a beautiful surprise every time I opened up the drawer:

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